A psychologist is examining the educational advantages of a preschool program.  A sample of 16 fourth grade children is obtained.  Half of these children (n = 8) attended preschool and the others (n = 8) had not.  The psychologist records the scholastic achievement score for each child.   Preschool No Preschool 12 11 20 14 15 18 18 8 22 12 10 13 14 16 17 8 Identify and calculate the appropriate test statistic.  Make sure to report the degrees of freedom for the statistical test (if appropriate).   State your conclusions (use a two-tailed test with a = .05 for all tests). Compute an effect size.

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A psychologist is examining the educational advantages of a preschool program.  A sample of 16 fourth grade children is obtained.  Half of these children (n = 8) attended preschool and the others (n = 8) had not.  The psychologist records the scholastic achievement score for each child.

 

Preschool

No Preschool

12

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20

14

15

18

18

8

22

12

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14

16

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8

  1. Identify and calculate the appropriate test statistic.  Make sure to report the degrees of freedom for the statistical test (if appropriate).  
  2. State your conclusions (use a two-tailed test with a = .05 for all tests).
  3. Compute an effect size.
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